Dwyane Wade visits Stoneman Douglas High today making for ‘an interesting lunch’ for students

Dwyane Wade during his visit today at Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland. (Courtesy Aerie Yearbook)

MIAMI – Dwyane Wade has been out front in his support for those impacted by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland on Feb. 14.

Wade continued to show that love today by stopping by the high school to visit with students, faculty and staff on their first full day of school since 14 students and three adults were killed by a former student.

Wade’s visit was captured on social media, including a post by Rosalind Osgood, a Broward County school board member, who posted a picture of her and Wade.

Diego Pfeiffer posted a picture of Wade being escorted through the school and thanked Wade “for casually dropping by our school and causing a stampede in the cafeteria. An interesting lunch to be sure, thank you for your support!”

Joey Pelose posted a picture of Wade and called it “the greatest moment of my life.”

Here is what Wade had to say about his visit on his Twitter account:

I just had a great conversation with some of the students at Stoneman Douglas High School about some important/impactful things that they have planned. I’m looking forward to being more involved in the change that they WILL create. #MSDStrong 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

Our conversation about bridging the gap between the students from Parkland, Florida and Chicago was really impressive. These young adults GET IT. They understand the power of their voices for the ones that often go unheard!

“I’ll tell you one thing, when I was in high school, our lunch wasn’t like this,” he said to the excited group.

“First of all, I am so excited to be back in this city and this state. I just wanted to come here today and hopefully, for a moment, for a second, bring a little bit of this, bring a little excitement, bring a little joy. What you guys have been going through and how resilient you guys have been has been amazing from afar and I just wanted to come and say I am inspired by all of you.

“As someone out here in the public eye, I’m proud to say I’m from this state, because of you guys, because of the future of this world, because of you guys. I just say thank you, man. MSD Strong all the way, right? Thank God for the love, I appreciate it so much.”

Wade presented the family with a Vice Jersey and custom-made sneakers following the game.

“It’s a tough time for their family. It’s a tough time for a lot of families in Parkland,” Wade said. “I’m thankful they came to the game, thankful I got a chance just to talk to them and tell them my appreciation, to let them know we will continue to use our voice, to continue to shine the light on what they’re talking about and what they’re going through and what they’re dealing with.”